see also: reality’s liberal bias

So we’re a few stages from “We did it and who cares if we did” now.

something something ball between the clown’s legs

If the state decides you’re a traitor and wants to execute you, it will.

Us being merciful on the ground that it may come back to haunt us isn’t getting us anywhere, frankly.

The sad part is it probably will. A bunch of his followers who are angry about things becoming expensive will suddenly remember “oh wait! He hates brown people so that makes it okay!”

And to make it even more ludicrous, they’re always such _fine_ physical specimens of their chosen race /s

son of a bitch

"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.

Don't say the second when you mean the first.

Not a thanksgiving dish but, I confidently predict there are raisins or some such **** in her potato salad.

Could be a lot worse, Fred.

“@shawnomancy.bsky.social has swears! They've used 23 profanities in their last 232 posts.

🥇 "fucking" (5 times)
🥈 "shit" (5 times)
🥉 "fuck" (3 times)”

The committees’ level of concern may approach Susan Collins levels.

Obviously I feel terrible for the very few people in such areas who voted for Harris.

But honestly I hope the Find Out phase just keeps hitting them harder at this point. Bad people should feel bad.

… at least until the LLM gets “smart” enough to start giving short expletive-laden answers to prompts.

You are welcome. That said, I have an idea about the em dashes. If I posted something with em dashes and someone accused me of being an AI, I could reply “I’m not a fucking AI, dumbass” whereas an actual AI would respond with some polite dissertation about the Turing test.

(Yes, the masks I use are just N95, not the whole-face-hiding cosplay-tough-guy shit the Nazis wear, but still. I don’t want any people to feel frightened when they see me in a mall or a grocery store. Especially since I’m a bald white guy who is overweight, which is also many of the bad guys.)

As long as you’re an empathetic human account, we’re glad you’re here too.

Rush
Kiss
Yes
Van der Graaf Generator
They Might Be Giants

RIP, Tatsuya Nakadai. :(

He’s the lead in two of my favorite movies, the villain in a third, and a walk-on with no lines in a fourth. But I really need to see this one.